How TikTok is encouraging young girls to get a sugar daddy

A jury in WA was recently shown a recorded interview in which police questioned a 14-year-old girl about how she ended up on the couch at the house of a middle-aged man she'd met online. App prohibits underage people Several sugar daddy websites and apps exist online, promising to connect young "attractive" women with older "wealthy" men. TikTok videos reaching girls During the recorded police interview, the 14-year-old girl said she and a friend had signed up to the website Sugar Daddy Meet after seeing online videos encouraging young women to find a "sugar daddy". Support for young people and families The Butterfly Foundation: National helpline 1800 ED HOPE, 8am-midnight, 7 days a week ReachOut Australia: Confidential online peer support for young people and online resources for wellbeing Headspace: Centres in each state and territory or check out eheadspace for online support The Kids Helpline: 24-hour support on 1800 55 1800 Lifeline: 24-hour support for all Australians on 13 11 14 "We saw on TikTok, you could get a sugar daddy and they pay you to talk to them," she said. Videos circulating on TikTok encourage young women to get a "sugar daddy".